> I tried
>
> UPDATE things JOIN inventory ON things.thing_id = inventory.thing_fk
> SET number = 0
> WHERE color = 'red'
>
use the cool "from" clause in the update
update things tset number = 0
from inventory i
where t.thing_id = i.thing_fk
and i.color = 'red';
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